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RDN CHAIR POSITION

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For the fi rst time more than a decade, Re-gional District of Nanaimo chair Joe Stanhope was challenged for his position at Tuesday nights inaugural meeting.

Th at challenge came from Bowser/Deep Bay director Bill Veenhof, who said he decided to challenge Stanhope for the chairmanship be-cause he was asked to do so by other directors.

If elected, my philosophy will be that the right answer is important and my answer isnt, he said. I want to pull from all directors so we can all come to the right decision.

Veenhof, who described himself as a fi scal conservative, said if elected he would push for a core review and would work closely with other agencies that have clout in the RDN, such as the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Forests. Howev-er, he added that he would focus his energies mainly on internal RDN issues.

In his remarks, Stanhope said the election was not about him.

Its about you, he said. Its about being a functional regional district. Th ats what I strive to do. It wasnt always that way and Ive spent a lot of time to ensure we are a functional and high-performing regional district. Th is is all about what direction the board wants to go and I will certainly lead in that direction.

When the votes were tallied, Stanhope was the clear victor, with 11 votes to Veenhofs six.

In an interview, Veenhof said he was asked to run by other directors.

Th ey approached me some months back and asked me to stand, so I did, he said.


When drug enforcement offi cers swooped in on two homes in District 69 this week, they didnt leave empty-handed at least from one of them.

Oceanside RCMP Corporal Jesse Foreman said local police and mem-bers of the Island District Drug Sec-tion executed search warrants at a home in Nanoose Bay and another one in Whiskey Creek on Dec. 10.

Th e RCMP had obtained evidence that there was drug-related activity oc-

curring at the homes in question, he said. As a result of the fi ndings which included cocaine, marijuana, two fi re-arms and a signifi cant amount of cash a Whiskey Creek resident was arrested.

Th e 25-year-old man was released on a promise to appear in Nanaimo Provincial Court on April 2, 2013.

Foreman noted only the raid in Whiskey Creek resulted in an arrest.

Th is is another example of RCMP offi cers from multiple jurisdictions combining resources in order to iden-

tify and investigate suspected crimi-nals in all municipalities, said Staff Sergeant Brian Hunter.r 0DFBOTJEF 3$.1 NFNCFST

have yet to receive complaints about Christmas presents being stolen from vehicles, and they would like to keep it that way.

Dont be seen going back to your car and locking stuff in there, said Foreman. You are just giving yourself up. If you have to secure presents, do it in the trunk, but its best to avoid that.

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The NEWS is following the progress of this year's Society of Organized Services' Christmas Campaign. Their goal is to raise $110,00 .

For 44 years now, local communities have entrusted SOS to deliver a Christmas program to local families, and individuals from Nanoose to Bowser, and Errington to Lasqueti.

We believe that once again, this will be a Mer-ry Christmas for all of our friends and neigh-bours. Please give if you can, your community does need you. Donations can be dropped off or mailed in to PO Box 898, 245 West Hirst Ave, Parksville V9P 2G9.

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Members of the Parksville-Qualicum Liberal Constituen-cy Association say they are still in shock about the announce-ment this week that MLA Ron Cantelon wont run in the next election.

Association president Bruce Cownden said hes an-ticipating some expressions of interest to replace Cantelon

within the next week or so.Five people ran last time,

he said. I think everybody is a little bit shocked at the mo-ment, but I hope in the next week or so well have some people coming forward.

Although the association has a board meeting slated for Monday, Cownden stressed the setting of a nomination meeting is beyond their pur-view.

Candidate selection meet-ings go through the party it-self, he said. They are doing lots of them now around the province. Ron caught us a little off guard and it was not slated in anywhere. That will be up to the party to set the date.

What they can do locally, he added, is to put feelers out in the community to see who might be ready to run for the nomination.

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LOCAL DOLLS: Susan Freedman was admiring the hand-crafted Prima Donna Dolls made by Nancy Karaim of Qualicum Beach at the Errington Craft Fair last weekend.

Patricia Forbes was recently presented with the Queen Eliza-beth Diamond Jubilee Medal for her many years of service to the Lasqueti Community.

From her arrival on Lasqueti Island in the 1940s to teach at the old Maple Grove School, to today where she still represents Lasqueti Island on the French Creek Harbour Authority, the fer-ry committee and the ramp commitee, Forbes has been a pow-erful contributor to the community.

I first started working with Mrs. Forbes in the early 1970s when the newly formed Island Trust requested volunteers to form an Advisory Planning Commission to advise the Trustees, said Lasqueti resident Merrick Anderson.

She served as secretary to my chairmanship for the next 15 years or so, and minutes from the meetings were always accu-rate and in my mailbox the next day.

No matter how much time she devoted to the community, she also served her family, and serves on the board of directors of the family business, The Lasqueti Fish Co.

Despite all this, she still managed to gift the new babies born on Lasqueti with hand-knit booties, plus many other commu-nity building activities.

It gave me great pleasure in my role as regional director to be able to facilitate a tangible way to honour Mrs. Forbes life time of community service.

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Organization looking to increase its programs hereAUREN [email protected]

Junior Achievement is looking for volunteers to continue helping juniors to achieve.

The worlds largest not-for-profit youth businessand lead-ership educational organization is looking to increase its pro-grams in the Oceanside area.

Our programs are taught by business professionals from the community, said Debo-rah Wakeham, JAs Vancouver Island manager. Business leaders, entrepreneurs, people with experience in business or financial literacy in general share their real world knowl-edge and experience.

She said the organizations goal is to create future busi-ness leaders, and generally increase financial literacy, teaching young people every-

thing from basic skills like balancing a cheque book to inspiring students about busi-ness careers.

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professional teachers, public speakers, or even necessarily experts in their field, just reg-ular business people with ex-perience.

We provide the curricu-lum, the time commitment is pretty small but the impact they can make on youth is huge, Wakeham said.

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Operating in B.C. since 1955, Junior Achievement has over 120 charters worldwide and will deliver 250 programs to more than 6,000 students on Vancouver Island this year.

Interested volunteers should contact local coordi-nator Gail Stroud at 250-510-7671 [email protected].

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Theres a sense that some change is required, or necessary.

Veenhof stressed that Stanhope runs good meetings, but he wants to see a different focus.

It is well focussed and it works well under Joe, but I think we need to have a board thats a little more focused on the business of the RDN and the residents of the RDN, he said. As well, I dont

think we are focussed on causing the staff to do the actions to keep the budget in line . . . we need to see a more aggressive, strategical-ly-focussed board.

Meanwhile, the directorships of both Parksville and Qualicum Beach remained the same, with Coun. Marc Lefebvre and Coun. Dave Willie appointed by their respective councils to remain in their posts.

Change needed VeenhofCONTINUED FROM PAGE A1

SHOOTING INCIDENT IN QUALICUM BEACH

Five years forwounding manNEIL [email protected]

A Qualicum Beach man has been sentenced to five years in prison in relation to a shooting in-cident in November.

David Obetkoff, 56, appeared in B.C. Provincial Court on Dec. 11 in relation to a Nov. 10 incident on Kenmuir Road in Qualicum Beach when Obetkoff went to his former girlfriends home just after midnight and took several shots at the home with a high-powered rifle, wounding a 22-year-old man in the leg.

Obetkoff fled the scene in his pickup truck but was quickly found and arrested without incident by

police on Highway 19A. He was charged with one count of aggra-vated assault, one count of crimi-nal negligence by using a firearm, one count of criminal negligence by showing wanton or reckless disregard for the lives or safety of other persons and one count of possessing a loaded or restricted firearm.

Obetkoff pleaded guilty to one count of discharging a firearm with intent under Section 244 of the Criminal Code, which resulted in a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in jail. He also received a 20-year prohibition from owning or possessing firearms.

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The Qualicum Beach Farmers Market wrapped up operations for another year on Saturday, so fans of locally-grown produce will have to look elsewhere for their veggies for the next few months.

The season, said market presi-dent Bobbie Garnons-Williams, was a good one, with more vendors and more customers making it a must-shop experience in the uptown core.

It has been a very good year, she said. We have had exceptional weather that has allowed farmers to produce and weve had some

great new vendors with baking, or-ganic dog food, wild mushrooms, hemp products and even locally grown wheat and oats.

Besides attracting more cus-tomers, she added, the market has brought in a younger demographic, with parents teaching their children about the importance of good food.

One of the highlights of the past season, she said, was the explora-tion of different flavours, with both a tomato tasting day and garlic tasting day.

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There is more than one sacred holiday this time of year.

The eight-day Jewish holiday Ha-nukkah started the evening of Dec. 8 and ends Sunday evening, Dec. 16.

There are approximately 100 Jew-ish families in the region that stretch-es from Cedar, south of Nanaimo, to Bowser, said Arlene Ackerman, the president of the Central Vancouver Island Jewish Community Society.

We used to have a lot of kids, but the demographic has changed, said Ackerman. But its coming back.

Many of these families will be at a

Hanukkah celebration this weekend where they will light candles, sing songs and eat latkes (potato pan-cakes), said Ackerman.

The society has monthly meetings with various programs, including guest speakers, said Ackerman, who encourages any Jewish people who have not done so to join their group.

She said the society is for any Jew-ish people looking for their commu-nity. Its a society that helps the Jew-ish community celebrate holidays.

You can get in contact with the so-ciety by sending an e-mail to: [email protected].

As for Hanukkah, The NEWS took

the following from akhlah.com, a website that describes itself as The Jewish Childrens Learning Network:

Hanukkah is the story of a great victory of the Jews over the Syri-an-Greeks. After the Temple had been cleaned and the Priests were ready to light the Temple meno-rah, they could find only one jug of oil that was fit to use. This was only enough for one day, but it lasted for eight. This is why Hanukkah is eight days long. For eight days beginning on the 25th day of the month of Kis-lev we light the menorah to cele-brate the victory and the miracle of Hanukkah.

Local families celebrate Hanukkah

Starting Jan. 10 we hit the streets Tuesdays/Thursdays

The new year will bring with it a big change in regards to when The NEWS hits your doorstep.

Beginning in early January, the Parksville Qualicum Beach NEWS will change publica-tion days from Tuesdays / Fridays to Tuesdays / Thursdays.

This change will allow our readers a more time-ly delivery of local news, and both our readership and advertisers will benefit from having advertised specials, flyers, etc. delivered one day earli-er, said NEWS publisher Peter McCully. Our first Thursday delivery will be Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013.

Business and community leaders are ap-plauding the change. Having been in the news-paper business myself, I think it makes sense, said Pam Bottomley the executive director of the Parksville Downtown Business Association. Im sure it will go very smoothly.

The change in publication days also changes production day for the editorial department and frees up our reporters for more time in the com-munity, especially on Thursdays.

Im quite happy about it, said Katherine Wilk, a director with the Qualicum Beach Down-town Business Association. We have a lot of events on Thursdays and now The NEWS will be able to get out to them.

Editor John Harding said readers can still ex-pect to see their favourite features and colum-nists in The NEWS, plus more. Our stories will be fresh, said Harding, explaining that news from a late-Monday meeting or event, for exam-ple, will now be in the paper a day earlier. And we are also going to introduce more in-depth features to our pages.

If you have any questions regarding booking and copy deadline changes etc., please contact your rep at The NEWS, 250-248-2545.

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It would probably be inaccurate to describe Mocha as a canine ver-sion of Tiny Tim. Perhaps Chubby Tim would be more accurate.

However, the staff at the Parks-ville SPCA are hoping area resi-dents treat the seven-year-old Rott-weiler with the same compassion they would to Charles Dickens timeless character and find Mocha a good home this Christmas.

SPCA employee Terry Hocking said the dog was brought to the shelter in late November as a stray and it didnt take long for staff to realize there was something spe-cial about her.

Theres a problem with the cere-bellum portion of her brain, Hock-ing said. This affects her brain-to-leg function. We dont know if it is due to past trauma, stroke or a

growth or tumor on the brain.The disorder, she said, impacts

Mochas gait, making her walk somewhat akin to high-stepping Lippizaner stallions. As well, she has trouble with stairs.

Because of this, she said Mocha needs a very special home.

She has a hard time getting up, so she wouldnt fare well in a split level home, because stairs would be an issue, she said. We are also suggesting no children and she would probably do best as an only pet, because she will probably need a lot of extra attention.

She noted that the dogs diffi-culties with walking seems to be the only impact of the disorder, al-though she conceded, She could lose a little weight.

Anyone who has room in their heart and home for Mocha should contact the SPCA at 250-248-3811.

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You dont general-ly see them, un-less you are out on the water and looking straight

down, but submarines have been part of Canadas armed forces for almost a century.

That fact, said Ed Hinch, the vice-president of the Submariners Association of Canada-West, is not wide-ly known but when his group meets in Qualicum Beach over the next year, theyll be trying to figure out how to change that.

Although it is based in Victoria, Hinch said the group travels to Qualicum Beach twice each year to meet in the Legion.

We have members all over the Island, so we go to Qualicum Beach for meet-ings to save our members from having to travel down Island, he said. Its a bit of a day outing.

High on the groups agen-da, he said, are the prepa-rations for the 100th anni-versary of submarines in Canada, slated for the sum-mer of 2014.

The navy is going to play

a lead role, obvi-ously, so before we figure out what were do-ing, we need to know what they are planning, he said. We are getting a lot of inquiries from the Americans and from Austra-lia, too. They want to arrive for our celebration.

The first two submarines in Canada were the CCI and CCII, which were purchased by the B.C. government in 1914 to patrol the B.C. coast.

The deal was signed at the Union Club in down-town Victoria, so that is one thing were looking at, doing

a re-enactment of the purchase of CCI and CCII.

The CCI was launched in 1913 for the Chilean Navy, but the deal fell through and the sub, along with its sister ship, was instead offered

to B.C. Premier Sir Richard McBride a mere nine days before the start of the First World War. It departed for Canada on Aug. 4, 1914, the day the war started. Both boats were decommissioned and scrapped in 1920.

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The first of these is set to run on Jan. 6, followed by further races on Jan. 13 and 27, with the action continu-ing on Feb. 17 and 24, with the Hot Rum races winding up with the final competi-tion on March 10.

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As they walk through the aisles of local grocery stores filling their carts with neces-sities and luxuries, shoppers are likely not thinking about their dignity.

For someone who cannot figure out where their next meal is going to come from or what their children are going to have for breakfast, a stroll through those same aisles might seem like an un-reachable dream.

At the Salvation Armys food bank, those in need can walk some aisles like others, and even grab all the fixings for a traditional Christmas dinner.

It gives the people dig-nity a chance to choose what they like or what their children like, said the Sal-vation Armys community services coordinator Lisa Clason.

The NEWS, with the help of Clason and some volun-teers, went for a stroll in the aisles of the food bank this week. We were given the list that would be given to a sin-gle mother of two children, and began filling our bags.

The aisles are organized according to the list, or per-haps vice versa. Regardless, we started in the soup aisle and moved on to a row that had dried mashed potatoes,

rice, Sidekicks, Hamburger Helper, etc. Then there were cans of veggies, tomatoes, fruit and even cranberry sauce. Next was tuna, pork and beans, cakes mixes, pas-ta sauces, Jello, chips, cof-fee absolutely cant forget peanut butter.

There are a couple of oth-er side rooms where you can roll your cart and fill your bag with other necessities like shampoo, toilet paper, diapers. And during Christ-mas, theres a room with ex-tras treats and even some local knitting and other little items that could be given as presents.

Clason said none of this is possible without the gen-erosity of the community. There were concerns the food bank could take a big

hit after this years cancella-tion of one of the best annual events for collecting donated food, the Bethlehem Walk. Thats not the case, said Cla-son the cupboards are not bare at the food bank.

Clason said the organizers of the Bethlehem Walk, the Parksville Fellowship Baptist Church, have been creative in finding other ways to gath-er items for the food bank. Clason also said other orga-nizations in the community have stepped up.

People in need this hol-iday season or any time of the year should go to the food bank on the Island Highway in French Creek to register. They will then be given an appointment time to come and stroll the aisles and fill their cart.

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It can be difficult to score the performance of an MLA there are often as many expectations as there are voters.

The top priority for any provincial govern-ment is health care, so perhaps we can start

there as we look at Ron Cantelon, who announced this week he will not seek a third term as the representative for Parksville-Qualicum.

Just up the Alberni Highway from downtown Parks-ville is a construction site that may define the Cantelon years in this riding.

By his own admission, Cantelon was a bystander in the early days of the push to build a health centre for our region. It was people like Tom Davies and the Fed-eration of Residents Associations who were the real drivers of this process, which will culminate in June, 2013 with the opening of the Oceanside Health Centre.

Cantelon didnt really get engaged until he saw thousands of people at a rally, thousands of people on a petition. The cynic would say any MLA would be cra-zy not to get behind a grassroots movement like that, but Cantelons role in all this is more complex than that view provides.

There is another community/region in B.C. West Kelowna that has been trying for years to get a health centre like the one we will soon boast. There are rough-ly 50,000 people in that area who are 20-30-40 minutes away from a full hospital, much like our region. And that doesnt even take into account the problems pre-sented (accidents, tourist season) created by having just one crossing over Okanagan Lake.

In the time between that issue rising to the forefront in West Kelowna and today, where it still remains unre-solved, Oceanside residents will have started a move-ment, did some hard research, rallied, convinced the province to build and actually opened a health centre.

Make no mistake, once Cantelon was on board, he made things happen in Victoria. While fellow B.C. Lib-eral MLA Ben Stewart suffered criticism, and continues to suffer criticism, back home in West Kelowna, Can-telon somehow managed to get the Oceanside Health Centre moved up the health ministrys priority list.

That is a feat accomplished by someone who is much more than a bystander.

Editorial by John Harding

commentaryRons legacy

The Parksville Qualicum Beach News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body govern-ing the provinces newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the me-diation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or pub-lisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to: B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2.For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

LAST WEEKS QUESTION

Is the seaweed harvest a good idea?

YES 67

NO 47

SALES: Brenda Boyd, Barb Giles, Tom Alexander, Brittany Pearce, Darrell GoertzenEDITORIAL: Auren Ruvinsky, Lissa Alexander, Neil Horner, James Clarke

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SEAWEED RELIEFI just read the front-page article in the

Dec. 11 edition of the The NEWS investigat-ing the local harvest of seaweed.

It was followed up in a letter to the editor from Jonathan Biley a well written response to a concern that I had regarding the annual herring spawn and the potential effect and impact this activity could have on the repro-ductive cycle of this important species.

First, I just want to say thank you to Neil Horner for digging into this story and sec-ondly to Biley for answering my letter in a succinct and educational manner.

ANDY LANKESTERParksville

SEAWEED NECESSARYRe: Seaweed creates jobs, The NEWS,

Tuesday, Dec. 11.The removal of tons of seaweed from the

beaches in this area negatively impacts not only the immediate area but the marine ecosystem as a whole.

How can one species of seaweed be har-vested when there are several in the mix? This fact alone should prohibit any harvest-ing license from being issued.

All seaweed is valuable to the environ-ment, even when left to decompose on the beach. Decomposing seaweed is the com-post for the sea and nurtures many valuable life forms and is essential for biodiversity.

Forage fish spawn in the upper portion of these beaches so having a vehicle driv-ing and especially turning, will potentially destroy that habitat. Forage fish feed big-ger fish such as salmon and according to

the Cohen Commission the most important single issue in preserving salmon stocks is to protect fish habitat. Salmon also rely on this seaweed and it becomes an important part of their habitat too.

Time and time again we see other coun-tries or in this case, our very own east coast rape and plunder the marine environment until it has been destroyed. Then off they go, seeking out new lands to loot, call it job cre-ation and plunder until its time to move on once again.

Do we even know if this product will be accepted (due to a high cadmium count) that prohibits Baynes Sound oysters from being sold in Asia and Europe?

When are we going to finally respect and appreciate the natural order of things and put our greed on hold the clock is ticking.

EDINA JOHNSTONDenman Island

WALKING LIGHTLYThanks to Editor John Harding, Neil

Horner and Jonathan Biley (The NEWS, Dec. 11) for demystifying the sacredness of piles and rows of dead seaweed on our shores.

I confess having frequently harvested this ocean bounty for the benefit of our kitchen garden, especially after storms.A few years ago, a local biologist discouraged garden-ers from harvesting, saying that it interferes with the natural ecosystem of our shores. Should I feel disrespectful of our ocean en-vironment for growing more nutritive food right at home?

The agricultural use of seaweed has a long history around the world.

It is now scientific knowledge that the in-

corporation of seaweed in the soil improves its structure, stimulates the activation of bacteria and fungi that decompose soil par-ticles into simpler nutrients for rapid and healthy plant growth.

Seaweeds in the soil provide not only a long list of beneficial minerals and plant- growth regulators, but also give higher yields, improve resistance to frost and boost shelf life of your produce.

The list of benefits from adding or com-posting seaweeds to your kitchen garden is too extensive to elaborate further. You can search: Vegetable Gardener.com, Ventnor Permaculture, Soil Food Web, Eartheasy.com, UbC Botanical Garden Forum and many other resources.

When it comes to the controversy of har-vesting, or not, only the algae that are de-tached from the ocean floor what posi-tion should we take?

Yes we must make choices that disturb as little as possible each and every of our Mother Earth ecosystem; we all need to walk light on Earth.

Should I feel guilty for gathering large buckets of run aground seaweeds? You are welcome to discuss this with me on my next glorious gleaning, but do not be surprised when I ask you where your groceries come from: California, Mexico, Chili, New Zea-land?

Who has the lighter carbon footprint? The local grower or the international grocery shopper? Grow some of your food, build healthy soils and harvest dead seaweed.

BERTRAND GIRARD Qualicum Beach

LettersQUOTABLE:

It gives the people dignity a chance to choose what they like or what their children like.

LISA CLASON, see story page A9

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SCOTT FRASER,MLAAlberni-Pacific Rim

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RON CANTELON,MLAParksville-Qualicum

Parksville:250-951-6018e-mail: [email protected]

Rules to write byAll LETTERS TO THE EDITOR must be signed and include your full name, home town and contact phone number. Those without these requirements will not be published. Letters must be 300 words or less and are subject to editing. THE NEWS retains the right not to publish any submissions.

Send them inMail: Box 1180, Parksville, B.C., V9P 2H2.. Fax: 250-248-4655E-mail: [email protected]. Online: www.pqbnews.com

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Government ContactsPROVINCIAL:

TEUNIS WESTBROEKMayor, Town of Qualicum Beach

Town office: 250-752-6921e-mail: [email protected]

JAMES LUNNEY,MP Nanaimo-Alberni

1-866-390-7550e-mail: nanaimo@ jameslunneymp.ca

FEDERAL: QUALICUM:

CHRIS BURGERMayor,City of Parksville

City Hall office:250-954-4661e-mail: [email protected]

JOE STANHOPEChairman,Regional District of Nanaimo

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ORANGE BRIDGE CHRISTMAS MARKETDec.14, 4-7pm, 15 & 16,12-3pm, local vendors, live christmas tree sale, music, hot chocolate & fun at the Orange Bridge in Parksville

NANOOSE NATURALISTS XMAS BIRD COUNTNanoose Bay & Lantzville. All welcome. Field or feeder counters contact Rhys Harrison 250-248-5305

PETER MASON PLAYS5:30-8pm Originals, traditional and covers with special quest Sandbar Cafe, 6087 Island Hwy. W.,QB

MILNER CHRISTMASDec.14-19, 5-8:30pm A family oriented festival of lights and music in the Garden. Santa will be here!Milner Gardens & Woodland2179 West Island Hwy, QB

FRI. DEC. 14WINTER IN ARTNov.19-Dec.22, TOSH will twinkle with cheer for local charities wreaths will be auctioned. The Old School House, QB

MUSIC TRIVIAWin prizes, Shady Rest Pub3109 West Island Hwy., QB

SAT. DEC. 15CHRISTMAS BANQUET5-8pm, Continuous Buffet. 15th Annual Free Community Christmas Banquet at Christian Fellowship Centre825 Village Way QBEveryone Welcome!This is our gift to out community! 250-752-5513

THE ENABLERSLive Music at Shady Rest Pub3109 West Island Hwy., QB

MIXED TRIPLES TOURNAMENTDec.15 & 16, 9am-3pm, Spectators welcome to come to our indoor bowling green. Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Club, 665 Jones St (at Second Avenue)

SAT. DEC. 15FAMILY CHRISTMAS CONCERT2:30-4pm, A special afternoon of Christmas music performed by the Oceanside Concert Band, featuring an ensemble from Kwalicum Secondary School and soloist Rosalee Sullivan. Refreshments. Admission by donation with proceeds to the Salvation Army and the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers Campaign at Knox United Church

QUALICUM BEACH FARMERS MARKET 8:30-Noon. Community Hall, Veterans Way, QB

ART & CRAFT SHOWDec.15-16, 1-5pm, First Nations Art & Craft Show, carvings, local native Jjewellery, clothing, tradition-al food & more! in Nanoose First Nations Community on Snaw Naw As Rd.

SATURDAY STITCHING1m-3pm, Free. Knitters and crocheters of all ages and skill level are invited to the Parksville Library

OS GENERALS VS. CAMPBELL RIVER 7:30pm, Oceanside Place PV

SUN. DEC. 16MUSIC ON SUNDAY2:30pm, Liam Hockley-clarinets, Ron Hadley-piano, Joey Smith-bass, Bill Hicks-drums. Elegantly intricate and intriguing arrangements of favourite tunes of the season performed by a taste-ful quartet. TOSH, 122 Fern Road W., QB

WINTER SOLSTICE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION4-6:15pm Join us in simple, meditative, joyful circle dances based on all the worlds spiritual traditions. All are welcome. Info: [email protected] 250-752-4816www.islandhealing.ca

LILY LAVENDER CHRISTMAS POTTERY2-4pm, Whimsical handbuilt pottery, earrings, soaps, mulled wine, snacks & laughter. Lily Lavender studio located in the Cottage, 6376 Island Hwy W, Qualicum Bay 250 757-9785

FREE FAMILY SKATE12:15 -1:45pm, Parksville Lions and Save-On-Foods present Free Family SkateFree admission and skate rentals. Oceanside Place

MON. DEC. 17RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEERDec.17 & 18, 7pm. Radio After Dark presents A live ra-dio drama style performance of the TV special we all know and love will feature all the well-known Christmas songs and the Christmas spirit.Tix $15- at The Black Goose Inn, 25-1051 Resort Dr., PV.Advance tickets & reservations 250-586-1001

ARBUTUS TOASTMASTERS7-9pm, There will be Christmas stories and speeches and a few sur-prises. Wear your favourite Christmas sweater, no mat-ter how garish. Come out and see what Toastmasters can do for you! Parksville Community Centre, 132 Jensen Ave., PV

OPEN MIC NIGHT7-10pm. The Shady Rest Pub3109 West Island Hwy., QB

TUE. DEC. 18ARTS MARKETPLACEAdmission is free and includes coffee, tea, and cookies at the MAC, 133 McMillan Street, PV

TUE. DEC. 18WINTER WONDERLAND ON ICEDec.18-26, Oceanside Place Arena. Its a magical skating experience! Public skate schedule online at www.rdn.bc.ca/recreation 250-248-3252

WED. DEC. 19TIMBERLINE DANCE7:30-10:30pm, Free, live classic country, pop & rock n roll music. Royal Canadian Legion,146 Hirst Street, PV

FREE SEMINAR10am, Celiac, Digestion and Osteoporosis. Celiac support group join the group for fes-tive tea & gluten-free good-ies at Parksville Pharmasave in the Seminar Room

FREE SEMINAR4pm, Natural Birth Control, explains how charting your cycles can make birth control a lot less stressful at Parksville Pharmasave in the Seminar Room

THURS. DEC. 20OLD TIME FIDDLERS7:30pm, Dance at Rotary House, QB. Everyone welcome. 250-586-3743

FOOD FOR CHARITYDrop a non-perishable food item and name will be en-tered into draw. Oceanside Dental 175 Corfi eld St. PV

FRI. DEC. 21COOMBS COUNTRY OPERA JAM7pm, This Country Jam brings all sorts of local talent out of the woodwork so grab your guitar, fi ddle, mandolin or whatever tickles your fancy.. Coffee, chips and other snacks provided in the hall kitchen by our local community 4H clubs. Come out and show your support and have a great time!! At the Coombs Community Organization Rodeo Grounds Hall, Coombs

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The term of office for several members of the Advisory Planning Commission (APC) will end December 31, 2012. At this time the City will consider applications for new members as well as the existing members for the term (2013 - 2014). The City invites applications for a two-year term on the APC. Commission members are appointed pursuant to Section 898 of the Local Government Act and serve without remuneration.

The function of the seven member APC is to advise Council on matters respecting land use and community planning that are referred to the Commission by Council. Applicants with experience in land use planning, architectural design or related fields would be an asset, although this is not a prerequisite.

Anyone interested in serving on the Commission should send their application to Blaine Russell, Director of Community Planning, City of Parksville, PO Box 1390, 100 Jensen Avenue East, Parksville, BC V9P 2H3 (phone 250-954-4673).

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MINING WILL HURTIn an editorial published in the Nov.

30 edition of The NEWS, John Harding expressed some very interesting ideas for thought concerning the shellfish industry.

He made me think about risk pre-vention and proactive industrial deter-rence of harmful side effects of mining. I would even say it was one of the most logical, well balanced arguments Ive heard yet regarding coal mining and the effects on the shellfish farming families in Baynes Sound.

But now its time for my two cents, because Raven Coal is a direct threat to me and my family too, as the coal-re-ceiving facility is to receive over 80 double B-train, unspent-diesel-fu-el-spewing coal trucks a day, 24 hours a day, directly across the street from my property.

I think its fairly obvious the shell-fish industry is not willing to play ball with Raven even if the coal company were to put up a bond to safeguard the finances of the families that would be affected by any shellfish closures caused by the mine, just as my family wouldnt accept an offer if forced to sell our property.

I, like the shellfish farmers, enjoy my home and life just the way it is. I be-lieve the likelihood of Compliance En-ergy putting up a bond for the shellfish industry is as far-fetched as British Co-lumbia receiving a fair share of the fis-cal and economic benefits from Alber-ta for the proposed heavy oil Enbridge Pipeline project that reflects the level, degree and nature of the risk borne by the province, the environment and tax-payers.

Political gesturing is simply a for-mality, just as coal mining history is irrelevant.

STACEY GAIGAPort Alberni

TAKEOVER TIFFI am opposed to the Nexen takeover

and the Canada China FIPA because together, they constitute a massive handover of power from the Canadian people and our democratic govern-ment, to unaccountable corporations interested solely in profit.

Economically, the long term viabil-ity of oil and tar sands is questionable. Our government could be aggressive-ly promoting, funding, and educating

for alternative, sustainable energy re-sources. Instead, Harper has created this destructive FIPA, while altering sacrosanct laws that protect us and our environment.

Harper has shown us his extreme lack of regard for parliamentary pro-cess, putting our democracy, at risk. The 443 page omnibus Bill C-45, amending over 40 pieces of federal legislation, ending protection for most of Canadas rivers and lakes, recently rammed through the House of Com-mons, is an excellent example of Harp-er extreme disregard for that which sustains us the protection and use of our environment. Its our water, for Gods sake.

Prime Minister Harpers job was to protect Canadian democracy and nat-ural resources from corporate greed.

With the damaging Nexen takeover passed, Harper must NOT pass the se-cretiveand extremeFIPA. It is against a massive portion of the Canadian peo-ples wishes brought quickly without due consultation and input, with no regard for a sustainable future for our children.

I am asking the media, the opposi-tion, our elected officials and my fellow citizens to let Harper know that chang-ing the practice of politics from the in-side out, with no regard or respect for procedure or people, is crucifying our country and will not be tolerated. He must be stopped. We are better than this.

I write this letter for my children; we do not allow bullies to govern. Period.

Shame on you, Stephen Harper.LINDA BIGLOW

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STOP, LOOK, LISTENThere is still hope.Last week, I was approaching a

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I stopped so rapidly that items in my truck slipped off the seat. As they passed in front of me while not even making eye contact, they both pro-ceeded to grin with a visible smirk.

Recent disturbing pedestrian in-stances in the press have noted this serious issue, as well as the wearing of dark clothing in the rain and dark.

But wait. Today, as I approached an adjacent crosswalk, a nice young fel-low stopped, made eye contact, looked both ways and let me proceed, rather than what unfortunately appears to be the norm. Remember: the elders teach the youngers. My anger has been calmed and kudos to that fellow.

So, in this busy Christmas time (and always), let us all use caution and obey the basic rule: stop, look and listen.

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But most states from Greece to Cal-ifornia are crippled with unpayable debt; only a very few nations fund themselves from their own central banks at cost, although the benefits are plainly visible.

No less than 20 states in the U.S., petrified at the mayhem, now have committees of inquiry looking into the establishment of their own state banks, like North Dakota. But Ottawa? Victo-ria? Silence reigns.

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It came from a very dear friend of mine, long ago, right at the start of my clam digging adventure in the Discovery Islands.

I was on the verge of des-titute, unemployed and liv-ing on welfare in East Van-couver. My friend, who lived on his boat at a dock up on Cortes Island suggested I try my hand at clam digging. He knew a good area, he said, so maybe I could scratch up a few bucks.

Somehow I managed to rustle up a wreck with no reverse gear, filled it with camping equipment and coaxed it over the Lions Gate and down to Horse-shoe Bay. The ferry guys had to start the car with a screw-

driver on the Nanaimo side, but I made it to the Island and, after buying a screwdriver of my own in Parksville, con-tinued up to Cortes.

It was a rough cross-ing and when I pulled up at the dock and met my pal, he wasnt too pleased at the prospect of having to go boating that day. We had to hurry, he said, because the wind was coming up. A storm was brewing and we had a fair way to go.

You can pay me for the gas, right? he asked.

I parked the car and we hurriedly threw my pile of gear in his skiff and headed out through Plunger Pas-sage.

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beach.Ill come

back to check on you in a week, he said as he handed me my tent, sleeping bag and other gear.

We ferried it up to the top of the beach and

when the boat was empty, I organized the jumble. When I looked at what I had as-sembled though, something seemed very wrong.

It wasnt until we had shaken hands, said our fare-wells and he began walking back down to the skiff that it hit me. Where was all my food?

Oh my god, I gasped. Its still in the car!

I pelted down the beach after my friend. Wait!

When I told him what had happened, he revealed a lit-tle news flash of his own.

Turns out the clamming was an experiment for him, too, and, well, he was total-ly, completely flat broke. He kept looking at the water as we talked and I knew he had

to go.Look man, he said. Ive

got a couple of onions and a bag of rice. Thats all I have and its got to last me. You can eat clams and oysters off the beach and Ill give you half my rice and one of the onions, but really, thats all I can do.

It was a very lonely feel-ing as I watched him dwin-dle away, bouncing on the chop.

I took his advice though. I ate off the beach and, thanks to that little bit of rice and that onion along with berries in the bush I was able to keep myself going until he returned.

The clamming never real-ly worked out but Ill never forget that rice and that on-ion.

Not only did they keep me alive, but that gift was pretty much half of every-thing he had besides his boats and camping gear. Giving it to me made a very real difference in both our lives, one for the better, but also one for the worse.

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Painting feelingsLocal artist paints landscapes and seascapes from seeing and feelingLISSA [email protected]

From the breathtaking scenery on the West Coast, to the amazing work of local artists, Cin-dy Mawle is finding her-

self overcome with inspiration to paint, too much in fact.

Im finding a lot of my problem is that Im around all these people who do all these wonderful things, she said. I would see something and think, oh I can try that and add that to mine and, oh look at thatIm like a little kid, so I had to get away from everybody and just go home and focus on my own work.

Mawles work is currently hang-ing at the Gallery @ Qualicum Art Supply.

Mawle grew up in Sooke and has been drawing since she can remember. At age 12 she took oil painting classes from a lady on her street and in high school her art teacher praised her work and en-couraged her to continue painting.

In 1987 she moved to Didsbury, Alberta where residents persuaded her to teach art classes to children in the predominantly sports-ori-ented town. Her lessons expanded to include teens and then adults and went on for nine years.

While in Alberta, Mawle real-

ized just how beautiful the West Coast was and how much she missed the area.

When I was living in Alberta I painted B.C. landscapes, and ev-erybody in Alberta kept saying, cant you paint barns?

Mawle moved back to B.C. in 2004 and began experimenting with new techniques and medi-ums, trying her hand at abstract.

But today she focuses on what she feels as well as what she sees, she said, and is sticking with sea-scapes and West Coast scenes, in-corporating many distant layers into her work. She said she finds inspiration all around her.

Theres dance out there and I see it all the time. When Im driv-ing I see something and think, Oh I have to go home, I want to paint.

At the gallery Mawles paintings, jewelry and her little wooden or-naments adorned with miniature paintings are for sale. These incor-porate her shadow photographs of nature as well as little paper paint-ings, completed with resin and sil-ver.

Drop by the Gallery @ Quali-cum Art Supply at 101 206 First Ave. W to see Mawles work or the Salish Sea Market in Bowser.

Visit her website at www.cindy-mawle.com.


Artist Cindy Mawles painting, ornaments and jewelry is currently for sale at The Gallery @ Qualicum Art Supply.

Winter Wonderland on Ice at Oceanside PlaceParksville arena filled with decorations creating the feeling of skating outdoorsLISSA [email protected]

Get in the holiday spirit by skating on a frozen pond complete with penguins, polar bears and deer prac-tically.

Were trying to get that feeling of skating outdoors at night on a frozen pond, said Oceanside Place arena programmer Valerie McNutt. We dont have that op-portunity around here because its not cold enough to have those frozen experiences.

Its called Winter Wonderland on Ice and it runs Dec.

18 to 26, excluding Christmas Day.The arena will have different stations all decorated

up with Ballenas art students murals and penguin cut-outs surrounded by trees and coloured lights. There will also be a sleigh (great for photos) and other festive dec-orations.

Those who arent too keen on skating can go out on the deck and watch up-close.

Whilst skating on the pond people can enjoy Christmas music, and on Dec. 21 a special caroling performance by

Dolphin Bay Music Students from 3:15 to 5 p.m.A free skate sponsored by Tim Hortons will take place

at Oceanside Place Dec. 22 and 23 from 2 3:30 p.m. On Dec. 23 a free skate sponsored by Parksville Lions and Save-On-Foods will take place from 12:15 to 1:45.

Head to Ravensong Aquatic Centre in Qualicum Beach for a family swim with a visit from Santa Dec. 22 from 10 noon. The elves will visit the pool from 1:30 to 3 p.m that day.

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Shop at the Orange BridgeLISSA [email protected]

Complete your Christmas shopping this weekend as the Orange Bridge Market presents its first Christmas Market filled with local hand-crafted items and tasty treats.

There will be around 30 local vendors selling everything from cut Christmas trees, Christmas swags, jewelry, ladies accessories, breads and smoked fish as well as food vendors including Texas BBQ, Extreme Eats and Karma Coffee.

There is just about everything to put under

your tree, said organizer Donna Andres of La-dys Mantle in Parksville.

Proceeds from cut Christmas trees will go to the Parksville Fire Department to help restore a 1950s Ford Fire Engine.

A DJ will provide holiday music throughout the weekend as well as caroling performances from a couple of local groups.

The market takes place in front of the Orange Bridge near Ladys Mantle located at 716 East Island Highway on Dec. 14 from 4 7 p.m. and Dec. 15 from 12 3 p.m.

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